Board Thread:Pokémon Help/@comment-31398341-20171026040947/@comment-31398341-20171028081413

Trevastyah wrote: I think you forgot the Physical Dragon set on Mega Altaria there.

I would say that manaphy isn't high in rank but I suppose that majority of the people in the colosseum don't know the existence of taunt, encore, haze, whirlwind or roar.

The only thing that makes manaphy higher in rank is the existence of the really unreliable Sawsbuck Coffee. I intentionally removed that Mega Altaria set because Mega Salamence is better in every way. If Mega Altaria is better in some way it would definitely be something unimportant.

Manaphy with Rain Dance + Waterium Z is a reliable speed boost (Z Rain Boost is +1 speed). Its coverage is also good. There are little counters to Manaphy outside of Chansey and Blissey. Not to mention Hydration makes Manaphy invulnerable to status as well for Rain Dance set. As a speed boost recipient it works well too. As you said, those moves are uncommon in the meta. Its positive traits are enough to make A-.